Continuous planning key to business success

The continuously changing business and regulatory landscape during the Covid-19 pandemic means that businesses are now more reliant than ever on being able to plan accurately. By Paul Morgan, business unit lead for data, planning and analytics at Altron Karabina...

How to ensure a successful project during uncertain times

Some business projects when implemented are done with good intentions and there is a vision of how it is going to work. However, when the dynamic elements of each business and the current potential economical threats are not considered, together with the complexity of...

The right maturity assessment can help your PMO add strategic value

An organisation’s project management office (PMO) should play a vital role in delivering on the business’ strategy By Dalene Grobler, PPM executive consultant at Project Portfolio Office However, gaining an understanding of this action plan – and the...

Covid-19 killed traditional disaster recovery

Much has been said and written about the changes Covid-19 has brought to businesses. While most of the focus has been on enabling people and systems to work remotely, the pandemic has highlighted a number of other technology areas where conventional wisdom no longer...

Digital transformation needs DRaaS to succeed

While the industry is dominated by digital transformation initiatives, considering a cloud-first strategy is only one of two current imperatives. This is according to Routed MD Andrew Cruise, who adds: “Disaster Recovery (DR) planning needs to be a significant...

Critical business functions to maintain business stability

Business continuity plans have become even more valuable as Covid-19 sweeps across the globe forcing us into social distancing and then a lockdown. Many companies have been, and are still, scrambling to find their feet to face this pandemic with no crisis...